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GMAT in 10 days...Desperate need of motivation 11 Jul 2013, 04:42
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Hi,
My GMAT is scheduled for July 24. My scores range from 590 to 680..I am aiming at 700+ or atleast a 690.. My last test score taken yesterday dropped to 530 all of a sudden..
This has trigerred a panic...

Request for advice, tips and encouraging words..

kaplan - 640 Q45+ V31+
MANHATTAN 640 - Q43 V34
Veritas Prep - 680 Q48 V36
Master GMAT - 670 Q47V36

Not sure which one is the correct indicator of my score..all these tests were taken within a week..1 week back.. GMAT prep1 - 590 (was a disaster with lot of interruptions and last few questions left unattended)...
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From what I've seen on this forum GMATPrep seems to have the highest correlation to actual test day score, if you want a good benchmark to see where you are. Kaplan and MGMAT scores tend to be a little lower than GMATPrep and test day, it seems.

I'd say that you should look through your practice tests and OG practice problems to see where your weaknesses are. Maybe you find that you keep getting inequality DS questions wrong, or maybe you have trouble identifying parallelism in SC. Once you find what these are, do sets of 10-15 problems of just one subject and review the answers to see what you're doing wrong.

I found that this helped me, at least!
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From what I've seen on this forum GMATPrep seems to have the highest correlation to actual test day score, if you want a good benchmark to see where you are. Kaplan and MGMAT scores tend to be a little lower than GMATPrep and test day, it seems.

I'd say that you should look through your practice tests and OG practice problems to see where your weaknesses are. Maybe you find that you keep getting inequality DS questions wrong, or maybe you have trouble identifying parallelism in SC. Once you find what these are, do sets of 10-15 problems of just one subject and review the answers to see what you're doing wrong.

I found that this helped me, at least!
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Thanks very much Jeffdill...I will follow your suggestion..
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My GMAT is scheduled for July 24. My scores range from 590 to 680..I am aiming at 700+ or atleast a 690.
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The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war. You are aiming 700+ and you have not scored 700 even in one of the tests. The logical conclusion is that you should postpone your test by some time and ensure that you get at least 700 in two consecutive tests before writing GMAT. Postponing your tests is a great way to keep the momentum going into GMAT. Once you have got a score on the GMAT it's much harder to motivate yourself. It only costs 50$ to postpone versus 250$ to rewrite.
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My GMAT is scheduled for July 24. My scores range from 590 to 680..I am aiming at 700+ or atleast a 690.

The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war. You are aiming 700+ and you have not scored 700 even in one of the tests. The logical conclusion is that you should postpone your test by some time and ensure that you get at least 700 in two consecutive tests before writing GMAT. Postponing your tests is a great way to keep the momentum going into GMAT. Once you have got a score on the GMAT it's much harder to motivate yourself. It only costs 50$ to postpone versus 250$ to rewrite.
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Thanks AbhiJ..You seem to be a veteran in this forum and your words will have experience factored in...Unfortunately I will have to finishGMAT by July end and I cannot postpone it...I will try to sweat till the last minute and try to get a 690 atleast...I will religiously review my mistakes in the past tests ..I still have GMAT Prep 2 to be taken ...I will take it in the coming week...Thanks once again..
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Hi sunder,

Few tips to increase ur GMAT Mock test score and increasing confidence

1) Take the practice tests in a similar Test day setup. Be in a separate room and have a mindset like a test day
2) Dont be casual thinking that it is jus a test drill
3) Before taking the test refresh all the formulas and notes u would have written for ur weaker sections
4) Dont be disturbed by phone calls or other people atleast for 3 hours
5) Dont take the test if u r in a stress, feeling fatigue, or in any unpleasant situation. Have a cool mind and give 100% efforts and seriousness


I am sure u will score a min of 700+ in ur GMATprep test. These scores gives u a lot of confidence in ur test day but it should not be overconfidence

Hope this helps you for improving ur confidence level.
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Hi sunder,

Few tips to increase ur GMAT Mock test score and increasing confidence

1) Take the practice tests in a similar Test day setup. Be in a separate room and have a mindset like a test day
2) Dont be casual thinking that it is jus a test drill
3) Before taking the test refresh all the formulas and notes u would have written for ur weaker sections
4) Dont be disturbed by phone calls or other people atleast for 3 hours
5) Dont take the test if u r in a stress, feeling fatigue, or in any unpleasant situation. Have a cool mind and give 100% efforts and seriousness


I am sure u will score a min of 700+ in ur GMATprep test. These scores gives u a lot of confidence in ur test day but it should not be overconfidence

Hope this helps you for improving ur confidence level.
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Super Ipvinoth...Motivations is what I need..Thanks very much...
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Not sure what happenned...Took the GMAT Prep yest ...Got a disappointing 600... Q49 V23....I felt Verbal was too tough...was running out of time and marked answers haphazardly..20 Incorrect answers..
I was averaging 34 in all other tests....

My D Day is July 24.

Any suggestions for the last few days would be greatly appreciated...

Kindly do not criticise me ...or use negative words...I am already deep in sorrow...
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Not sure what happenned...Took the GMAT Prep yest ...Got a disappointing 600... Q49 V23....I felt Verbal was too tough...was running out of time and marked answers haphazardly..20 Incorrect answers..
I was averaging 34 in all other tests....

My D Day is July 24.

Any suggestions for the last few days would be greatly appreciated...

Kindly do not criticise me ...or use negative words...I am already deep in sorrow...
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Make sure other factors such as sleeplessness, fatigue, being famished are not bothering you because these are in your control.
All the best!

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